Loxia leucoptera. Descriptions of First Plumage of Certain North Am. Bbs. Wm. Brewster. 55. Loxia leucoptera. A male and female of this species, received from Mr. J. G. Rich, and shot by him at Upton, Me., some time in April, differ widely in coloring from any specimens which I have previously examined. The male is very brilliant carmine, nowhere streaked or obscured except on the sides, abdomen, and forehead. The wings, tail, and scapulars are very clear glossy-black; the white wing-bands unusually broad and clearly defined. The female is similarly marked, with pale orange replacing the carmine of the male. The rump and breast exhibit large areas of the purest orange, which, however, is scarcely less pronounced on the back and crown, although there somewhat obscured by a dusky pencilling. Whether these specimens represent some regular seasonal phase of plumage, or are simply aberrant types, I am unable to decide. Both are apparently adult birds. Bull. N.O.C. 3, July, 1878. p. 117. Maine / G. Newbury / 1886 Breeding Loxia leucoptera Feb. 2 Two adult ♂ & ♀ just in flesh (removed the 18th) by G. Sargent with a large number of L. americana. They both had the testes of maximum size and were unquestionably breeding. 37